Flint Drinking Water Documents
EPA documents related to Flint drinking water.
On this page:
- Flint Rash Investigation
- EPA Letter to MDEQ Director Creagh
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- SDWA Emergency Order
- News Releases
- Status Update on SDWA Petition
- Data Summit Presentations
- Technical Support Team Documents
- Other Documents
Flint Rash Investigation
- Rash Study in Flint- Aug. 23, 2016
Filter Challenge Assessment Report
Filter Challenge Assessment prepared by EPA in coordination with the Unified Command Group, which concludes that filters distributed by the State of Michigan effectively remove lead or reduce it to levels well below EPA’s action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb).
- Flint Filter Challenge Assessment (pdf) (281.1 KB, June 22, 2016)
- Flint Filter Challenge Assessment (Spanish) (pdf) (483.2 KB, June 22, 2016
Administrator Letters
- Letter to Heidi Grether and Hon Karen Weaver Michigan - Sep 11, 2018
- EPA Regional Administrator Response to Flint Mayor Regarding Disinfection and Corrosion Control - Nov. 16, 2016
- EPA Administrator Letter to Michigan Governor, Flint Mayor Regarding Water Source Selection - Oct. 25, 2016
- EPA Administrator Letter to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Regarding DWSRF Application - June 22, 2016
- EPA Administrator Letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver - June 16, 2016
- EPA Administrator Letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder - Feb. 29, 2016
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EPA Administrator Letter to Flint Mayor Karen Weaver - Feb. 20, 2016
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EPA Administrator Letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder - Jan. 21, 2016
EPA Letter to MDEQ Director Creagh
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ Director Creagh - Feb. 29, 2016
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Grant extension request letter to EPA from MI EGLE (pdf)
- Letter from EPA to MI EGLE extending the grant project period (pdf)
- Michigan Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Grant Status (pdf)
- Extension Request Letter to EPA for the Michigan Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Improvements (pdf)
- Flint Drinking Water Grant Extension Letter, October 2022 (pdf)
- Letter from EPA to MI EGLE Extending the WIIN grant project period (pdf)
- Letter from EPA to Michigan EGLE and City of Flint Awarding $100M in supplemental Drinking Water State Revolving Funds - Feb. 27, 2020
- Letter from EPA to MDEQ, City of Flint regarding the Amended Intended Use Plan -Sept 11, 2018
- MDEQ Amended Intended Use Plan (PDF) (12pp,112K, About PDF) – August 13, 2018
- Letter from EPA to Michigan DEQ, City of Flint Regarding WIIN Expenditures - Dec. 7, 2017
- Response from MDEQ Regarding WIIN Expenditures - Dec. 11, 2017
- Letter from EPA to Michigan DEQ Approving Forgiveness of Flint's Past Drinking Water Debt - Aug. 1, 2017
- Letter from EPA to Michigan DNR, City of Flint Awarding $100M for Flint Infrastructure Upgrades - March 17, 2017
- MDEQ Intended Use Plan - Feb. 17, 2017
- Supplemental DWSRF Capitalization Grants Memorandum - Feb. 8, 2017
- Letter from City of Flint to MDNR Regarding Intended Use Plan - Jan. 24, 2017
- Letter from EPA Regarding Supplemental SRF Appropriation - Dec. 21, 2016
SDWA Emergency Order
- EPA Letter to Flint and MEGLE Regarding the Performance Period – June 9, 2021
- EPA Letter to Flint and MEGLE Regarding PWS Staffing - June 26, 2019
- City of Flint Response to Flint Technical Support Team recommendations regarding FAST Start program, Service Line Replacement (pdf)
- Mayor Weaver’s Letter to EPA Providing Additional Information to Supplement MDEQ’s June 11, 2018 Update of Progress on EPA’s Emergency Administrative Order - June 14, 2018
- Letter from EPA to MDEQ and Flint. RE: LCR Compliance Monitoring Plan with Enclosure 1 - July 2018
- Letter from EPA to City of Flint & Michigan DNR regarding cancellation of the April 20, 2018 FWICC meeting - May 18, 2018
- City of Flint letter to EPA addressing Paragraph 59 and other requirements of the Emergency Order and its First Amendment - Feb. 2018
- Letter from EPA to Michigan DNR, City of Flint Regarding Order Requirements - Dec. 12, 2017
- Letter from EPA to City of Flint, Michigan DNR Regarding Order Compliance - Sep. 14, 2017
- EPA Letter to MDEQ,City of Flint Regarding PWS Staffing - Aug. 10, 2017
- City of Flint Response to EPA Regarding PWS Staffing - Aug. 18, 2017
- Letter from EPA to Michigan DEQ Regarding LCR Compliance Sampling - July 25, 2017
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ Regarding Flint Plant Operational Status - June 16, 2017
- Michigan DEQ Letter to Flint City Council, Mayor- June 15, 2017
- EPA Response to Councilwoman Fields - May 24, 2017
- EPA Response to City of Flint Regarding Long-Term Drinking Water Sources - May 4, 2017
- EPA Letter to City of Flint Regarding Three Week Delay in Water Source Alternatives Analysis Evaluation and Public Participation Plan - April 3, 2017
- EPA Letter to City of Flint Regarding EPA’s Involvement in Treatment Changes at the Flint Water Treatment Plant - March 27, 2017
- EPA Letter to City of Flint, MDEQ Regarding Proposed Corrosion Control Studies - Feb. 24, 2017
- EPA Letter to City of Flint Regarding Extension Request - Feb. 21, 2017
- City of Flint Request for Deadline Extension - Dec. 16, 2016
- EPA Response to City of Flint Pipeline Plan - Dec. 12, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Letter to City of Flint Approving Pipeline Plan - Dec. 8, 2016
- City of Flint Permit Application for Water Supply Systems - Dec. 7, 2016
- City of Flint Letter to EPA Regarding Pipeline Plan - Dec. 7, 2016
- City of Flint Letter to EPA Identifying Water Sources - Nov. 30, 2016
- Amendment to EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Order - Nov. 17, 2016
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ, City of Flint Regarding Water Source Selection - Sep. 2, 2016
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ, City of Flint Regarding Chlorine Supply - July 19, 2016
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ, City of Flint Regarding Levels of Residual Chlorine in Drinking Water System - June 3, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Letter to City of Flint Regarding Temporary Chemical Feed Systems - June 1, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Letter to City of Flint Regarding Efforts to Treat Drinking Water - May 27, 2016
- Task Force Recommendations on MDEQ's Draft Sentinel Site Selection (pdf)
- Michigan DEQ Response to EPA's May 11, 2016 Letter - May 26, 2016
- EPA Letter to Michigan DEQ Regarding Ongoing Compliance with Emergency Order - May 11, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Response to EPA's March 29, 2016 Letter - April 19, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Letter to EPA Regarding Status of Work Under Emergency Order - April 5, 2016
- EPA Letter to City of Flint, Michigan DEQ Regarding Ongoing Compliance with Emergency Order - March 29, 2016
- City of Flint Response to EPA's Feb. 19, 2016 Letter - March 16, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Response to EPA's Feb. 19, 2016 Letter - March 8, 2016
- EPA Letter to City of Flint, Michigan DEQ Regarding Status of Work Under Emergency Order - Feb. 19, 2016
- EPA Response to City of Flint - Jan. 24, 2016
- EPA Response to Michigan DEQ - Jan. 24, 2016
- City of Flint Response to EPA Emergency Order - Jan. 22, 2016
- Michigan DEQ Response to EPA Emergency Order - Jan. 22, 2016
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Order - Jan. 21, 2016
News Releases
- EPA Announces Michigan Can Forgive Flint’s Past Drinking Water Debt - August 1, 2017
- EPA Awards $100 Million to Michigan for Flint Water Infrastructure Upgrades - March 17, 2017
- EPA Amends Emergency Order on Flint Drinking Water - Nov. 18, 2016
- Officials Emphasize Commitment to Flint after Federal Emergency Declaration Expires - Aug. 3, 2016
- Filtered Water Deemed Safe for Everyone in the Flint Community - June 23, 2016
- Flint Residential Flushing Protocol (pdf)
- Federal Government Continues Scientific Rash Investigation in Flint - March 24, 2016
- EPA Awards Grant to Virginia Tech for Water Sampling in Flint - March 1, 2016
- EPA's Latest Sampling Results Confirm Lead-Removal Filters are Working in Flint - Feb. 17, 2016
- EPA Updates Flint Response Website with Lead Assessment Results - Feb. 12, 2016
- EPA's Early Sampling Results Confirm Lead-Removal Filters are Working as Expected - Feb. 4, 2016
- EPA Updates Flint Response Website with Interactive Map, Chlorine Sampling Results - Jan. 30, 2016
- EPA Flint Drinking Water Response Activities - Jan. 29, 2016
- EPA Flint Drinking Water Response Activities - Jan. 28, 2016
- EPA Flint Drinking Water Response Activities - Jan. 27, 2016
- EPA Flint Drinking Water Response Activities - Jan. 26, 2016
- EPA Region 5 to Audit State of Michigan's Drinking Water Program - Nov. 10, 2015
- EPA Establishes Safe Drinking Water Task Force - Oct. 16, 2015
Status Update on SDWA Petition
- Status Update on SDWA Petition - Dec. 10, 2015
Data Summit Presentations
- Third Flint Data Summit Presentations - Jan. 10, 2017
Technical Support Team Documents
- Flint Technical Support Team Letter Regarding the Corrosion Control Study (pdf)
- EPA Flint Technical Support Team (formerly Safe Drinking Water Task Force) Recommendations Regarding the City of Flint’s FAST Start Program and Lead Service Line Replacement Procedures (pdf)
- Flint Technical Assessment Summary (pdf)
- Task Force Recommendations on Maintenance of pH in Distribution System (pdf)
- Flint Residential Flushing Protocol (pdf)
- Task Force Recommendations Regarding City of Flint Fast Track Plan for Lead Service Line Replacement (pdf)
- Task Force Recommendations on MDEQ's Draft Sentinel Site Selection (pdf)
- Use of Wide-Mouth Sampling Bottles (FTF 16-1) (pdf)
- DRAFT Lead in Drinking Water - Preliminary Assessment (pdf)(182.82 KB, December 22, 2015)
- Task Force Recommendations Regarding Flint Drinking Water Treatment Performance Evaluation (pdf)
- Task Force Comments on Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' Draft Protocol for Collecting Residential Drinking Water Samples for Lead Analysis (pdf)
- Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force Draft Lead in Drinking Water - Preliminary Assessment - Dec. 22, 2015
- Task Force Comments on Flint's Residential Drinking Water Lead & Copper Sampling Instructions (pdf)
- Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force Comments on MDEQ Draft Protocol for Collecting Water Samples at Schools for Lead Analysis (pdf)
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